Aku Ankka

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Overview

Aku Ankka is a Finnish trivia board game produced in cooperation with the Aku Ankka (Donald Duck) comics magazine. Players test their knowledge of Duckburg and its inhabitants while navigating a game board, visiting locations, and ultimately racing to capture the Number One Dime and return it to the Money Bin.

Components

Setup

  1. Place the game board in the center of the table.
  2. Each player selects a token and places it at the starting position.
  3. Shuffle trivia question cards and place them in a draw pile.
  4. Place the Number One Dime on its designated space.
  5. Determine first player.

Turn Structure

On each turn, a player receives 5 action points which can be spent on:

  1. Moving — Spend action points to move across the board.
  2. Answering trivia questions — Answer questions about Duckburg to earn rewards or progress.
  3. Using special actions — Spend action points on other available options as the board allows.

Actions

Movement

Trivia Questions

Visiting Locations

Capturing the Number One Dime

Scoring / Victory Conditions

The winner is the first player to:

  1. Visit all their designated locations on the board,
  2. Capture the Number One Dime,
  3. Return the Number One Dime to Scrooge McDuck’s Money Bin.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

Player Reference

Action Cost Effect
Move 1 AP per space Navigate the board
Answer trivia Varies Correct answers earn rewards
Visit location Varies Mark off required locations
Capture Dime Varies Take the Number One Dime
Win Visit all locations + return Dime to Money Bin